Statements
National Police Day 2026: PSA highlights human face of policing
27th January 2026 The Public Servants Association (PSA), representing more than 245 000 public-sector employees, including South African Police Service (SAPS)... →
Northern Cape health crisis won’t be fixed by Premier Saul’s latest plan
26th January 2026 Without firm and decisive action, Premier Zamani Saul’s Ten-Point Turnaround Action Plan risks becoming yet another set of empty promises, failing... →
DA urges Free State MEC to declare Foot-and-Mouth Disease a disaster as controls fail
26th January 2026 The DA has written to the Free State MEC for Cooperative Governance requesting that, as the political head of the responsible department, he... →
DA protests GDE's failure to place learners
26th January 2026 Today, the Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng joined parents whose children still need to be placed at a school to picket outside the Gauteng... →
Basic Education on commemorating International Day of Education
26th January 2026 Today, as South Africa joins the global community in commemorating the International Day of Education under the theme “The power of youth in... →
Half-Billion-Rand Army Day spectacle exposes Defence priorities in crisis
26th January 2026 The Army Day spectacle, reported as costing about R370 million, has become a symbol of how defence priorities have gone wrong at a time of tight... →
Government welcomes South Africa’s selection to host WEF Africa Summit 2027
26th January 2026 Government welcomes the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) decision to once again entrust South Africa with hosting the WEF Africa Summit in 2027.... →
Basic Education committee chairperson shocked by Eastern Cape school shooting
26th January 2026 The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Ms Joy Maimela, has learned with utter shock and profound sadness of the tragic... →
Lesufi's failure to curb illicit trade costs 230 jobs
26th January 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) Gauteng welcomes British American Tobacco SA’s (BATSA) commitment to reinvest in the Gauteng economy if illicit... →
We must build on the momentum of our economic recovery
26th January 2026 Dear Fellow South African, As we enter a new year, the momentum of our economic recovery is gathering pace. In the last months of 2025, we saw a... →
